Metallic railway-tie.



w. H. HAWS. METALLIC RAILWAY TIE.

' APPLICATION FILED APRlQ, 1911.

1,010,756 Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

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w. H. HAW S.

METALLIG RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION IILED APR.3, 1911.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

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COLUMBIA PLANoonAPH C0,,wAsHlNuToN D c V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WIL LIAM I-I. HAwsoF JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-EIGHTH T0 HERMAN WAGNER AND ONE-EIGHTH T0 JONATHAN E. R-AGER, BOTH or JOHNS- TOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC RAILWAYTIE.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. HAWS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Johnstown, in the county of Cambria and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Railway-Ties,'0f which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in metallic railway ties.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of metallic railway ties, and to provide a simple, eflicient and inexpensive railwaytie of great strength and durability, equipped with means for securely holding the rails and of effectually preventing the same from either spreading or moving inwardly out of the proper gage.

A further object of the invention is to provide a metallic railway tie of this character, adapted to receive and support the adj acent ends of the rails, and capable of permitting a limited vertical vibration of the ends of the rails to prevent the same from being crushed or otherwise injured by the wheels of trains. j 7

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, andpointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that variouschanges in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the'advantages of the invention.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation of a metallic railway tie, constructed in accordance withthis invention, the rails being in section. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a transverse sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view on the line 5-5of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a transverse sectionalview on the line 66 of Fig. 1.' Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the adjustable rail clamping jaw. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of the rail supporting bar. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of one end of a metallic cross tie,

showing another form of slot for the adjustable rail clamping aw.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings. y

In the accompanying drawings in which is illustrated. the preferred embodiment of the invention, 1 designates a metallic cross tie, constructed of suitable metal and approximately U-shaped in cross section and consisting of a horizontal bottom 2 and vertical sides 3, formed integral with the bot tom 2. The cross tie is provided at each end with a rigid integral rail clamping jaw 4, extending across the metallic tie and projecting above the plane of the upper edges of the sides, and provided with inner vertical and inclined rail engaging faces or edges 5 and 6, conforming to the configuration of and fitting against the web and base of the rails 7.

The rails 7 at each end of the cross tie are supported upon transverse bars 8, constructed of suitable metal and arranged in recesses 9 of the sides 3 of the metallic cross tie and provided at their inner side edges with notches 10, receiving the inner side edges 11 of the recesses 9, whereby the rail supporting bars are interlocked with the sides of the metallic cross tie. The inner side walls or edges of the recesses 9 are inclined, and the co-acting walls 1210f the notches 10 are correspondingly inclined to produce a wedging action of the" rail supporting bar in the said recesses 9. The rail supporting bar is provided at its upper face with a longitudinal recess or depression 13, located beneath the ends of' the rails and adapted to permit suflicient vertical vibration of the same to prevent the rails from being crushed by the wheels of trains, as would be the case were they seated upon a solid supporting surface. The end portions of the bars 8 receive the rails at a suflicient distance from their terminals so as not to interfere with the vibrations of the ends of the rails.

The rails are securely held on the cross tie by measn of an adjustable clamping jaw 14, operating between the sides of the cross tie and consisting of a'transverse top 15, vertical sides 16, a horizontal bottom 17, and an intermediate horizontal portion 18,

connecting the sides and receiving adjusting rods or bolts 19. The top 15 of the rail engaging jaw is provided with vertical and inclined edges or faces 20 and 21, conforming to the configuration of the web and bottom flanges of the rails and fitting against the same. The sides 16 of the adjustable clamping jaw 14 fit against the inner faces of the sides of the cross tie, and the bottom 17 is extended laterally beyond the sides to form laterally projecting lugs 22, which are interlocked with slots 23 of the sides of the cross tie. In Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive the slots 23 are approximately inverted T- shaped, and each consists of a central vertical entrance branch or portion 24 and horizontal portions, extending longitudinally of the cross tie in opposite directions from the entranc branch 24, and having inclined upper walls 25 at their terminal portions. The longitudinal slots extend to points beneath the rails, and the laterally extending lugs 22 have inclined upper faces 26, forming wedges and fitting against the inclined top walls 25, whereby when the clamping jaw is drawn toward the rail by the bolt 19, it will also be carried downwardly, whereby the rail will be tightly clamped against the fixed jaw and against the horizontal transverse supporting bar 8.

The bolts 19 pierce the intermediate portion 18 of the adjustable clamping jaw and have their heads arranged in counter-sunk openings 27 of the same. The outer ends of the bolts 19 pierce a transverse end portion 28 of the cross tie and are threaded for the reception of nuts 29, which may be keyed or otherwise held against rotation. The cross bar 28 is preferably formed integral with the sides of the cross tie, but it may consist of a separate bar or piece fitted in the recesses in the end edges of the cross tie.

The cross tie is equipped with a cap 30, consisting of a horizontal top plate and depending longitudinal side flanges 31. formed integral with the top plate and fitted against the inner faces of the sides of the cross tie. The cap, which projects beyond the side flanges and rests upon the upper edges of the sides of the cross tie, extends along the space between the adjustable clamping jaw and is interposed between the same and is adapted to prevent the jaws from becoming disengaged from the rails, even should the bolts 19 become loose. The cap closes the top of the cross tie and the side flanges may extend down a sufficient distance to cover the slots 23.

Instead of employing the long T shaped slots, the cross tie may, as illustrated in Fig. 9, be equipped at each end with approximately L-shaped slots 82, consisting of vertical entrance portions and horizontal outwardly extending portions, having inclined upper walls 33 to cooperate with the laterally extending lugs of the adjustable aw.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a cross tie provided with a fixed rail engaging jaw and having spaced sides provided with inclined slots, an adjustable clamping jaw operating within the cross tie and having portions slidably engaged with the said inclined slots and arranged to be drawn downward by the same, and adjusting means for the adjustable clamping jaw.

2. The combination of a cross tie provided with a fixed rail engaging jaw and having spaced sides provided with inclined slots, an adjustable clamping jaw provided with integral portions having inclined faces slidably engaging the inclined slots of the sides of the cross tie, and adjusting means connected with the adjustable clamping jaw.

8. The combination of a cross tie provided with a fixed rail engaging jaw and having spaced sides provided with slots having inclined walls, an adjustable clamping jaw operating between the sides of the cross tie and provided with laterally projeoting lugs extending into the slots and having inclined faces to engage with the said inclined walls, and adjusting means for moving the adjustable clamping jaw along the slots.

4:. The combination of a cross tie pro vided with a fixed rail engaging jaw and having spaced sides provided with opposite longitudinal slots, said sides being also provided with entrance or branch slots extending from the upper edges of the sides to the said longitudinal slots, an adjustable clamping jaw fitted between the sides of the cross tie and provided with laterally projecting lugs arranged in the said slots, whereby the adjustable is interlocked with the cross tie, and adjusting means for the adjustable clamping jaw.

5. The combination of a cross tie having spaced sides provided with longitudinal slots, said cross tie being also provided with a fixed rail engaging aw and having a cross piece located at the end of the cross tie, an adjustable clamping jaw operating between the sides of the cross tie and provided with projecting portions extending into the said slots and interlocking the adjustable jaw with the cross tie, and a longitudinal bolt connected with the adjustable clamping jaw and with the said cross piece.

6. The combination of a cross tie having spaced sides and provided with a fixed rail engaging jaw, an adjustable clamping jaw composed of atop portion, vertical sides fitted against the inner faces of the sides of the cross tie, and bottom and intermediate portions connecting the sides of the adjustable jaw, the bottom portion being slidably interlocked with the cross tie, and adjusting means connected with the said upper portion.

7. Thecombination of a cross tie having spaced sides provided with recesses having inclined walls, a transverse rail supporting bar extending across the tie and provided with notches having inclined walls to fit the walls of the said recesses, whereby the said supporting bar is interlocked with the sides of the cross tie and wedged in the recesses thereof, and rail clamping means mounted on the cross tie.

8. The combination of a cross tie having spaced sides and provided at its ends with fixed rail engaging jaws, adjustable clampupper edges of the sides of the cross tie and having depending flanges fitted against the inner faces of the said sides.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. HAWS. Witnesses:

HERMAN WAGNER, JONATHAN E. RAGER.

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Washington, D. G. 

